New Website - Input needed

Originally Posted by darren@partners

i see the same thing happening here as when i put my own site up for review. I'll admit, i got defensive when a drywall / web expert picked at my grammar, etc.

Mine was designed to be basic. Some guy comes along, wanting me to promise dust-free, blah, blah, blah.

I wasn't looking to go out and invite disputes with clients over crap like, "your site said (fill in the blank). Kept it simple, period. Do i get a ton of hits? Nope. But it is there as a reference in all may ads, etc. And i admit, i know nothing about site design, but will eventually deveolp it further. Everybody who asks what people think of their site only want to hear "cool, great job" but that isn't going to happen.

That said, the wallmaster site is pretty impressive at first view. It does, in my humble opinion, have entirely too much content. And even my first impression was that it was pretty heavy on google links and history of drywall. Heck, i signed up for your forum too(that is just a little over the top, don't you think?). Whole time thinking, is this a knock-off of drywalltalk?

And an on-line store? What business are you really in? Drywall or e-commerce?

And none of this is to rile up wallmaster. My main point is that if you ask for opinions, that is surely what you'll get. My other point is that i am amazed at how many drywallers are also learned web-design experts, that doing drywall until their web biz takes off (wtf?).

Okay, fire away.

Originally Posted by Darren@Partners

I see the same thing happening here as when I put my own site up for review. I'll admit, I got defensive when a drywall / web expert picked at my grammar, etc.

Mine was designed to be basic. Some guy comes along, wanting me to promise dust-free, blah, blah, blah.

I wasn't looking to go out and invite disputes with clients over crap like, "your site said (fill in the blank). Kept it simple, period. Do I get a ton of hits? Nope. But it is there as a reference in all may ads, etc. And I admit, I know nothing about site design, but will eventually deveolp it further. Everybody who asks what people think of their site only want to hear "Cool, great job" but that isn't going to happen.

That said, the Wallmaster site is pretty impressive at first view. It does, in my humble opinion, have entirely too much content. And even my first impression was that it was pretty heavy on Google links and history of drywall. Heck, I signed up for your forum too(That is just a little over the top, don't you think?). Whole time thinking, is this a knock-off of DrywallTalk?

And an on-line store? What business are you really in? Drywall or e-commerce?

And none of this is to rile up Wallmaster. My main point is that if you ask for opinions, that is surely what you'll get. My other point is that I am amazed at how many drywallers are also learned web-design experts, that doing drywall until their web biz takes off (WTF?).

Okay, fire away.